Sydney Towle had never experienced any major health issues. But in May 2023, she was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, and has ...

As the common bile duct and pancreatic duct are adjacent to one another in the duodenal papilla, pancreatitis secondary to biliary tract obstruction is a common cause; alcohol abuse is another ...

As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified ...

Endoscopic ultrasound–guided rendezvous and precut sphincterotomy are both effective salvage techniques for patients with ...

Cholangiocarcinoma is classically described as an irregular narrowing of the bile duct with shouldered scalloped margins. The stricture usually causes a high-grade or complete obstruction with ...

The most common cause of biliary obstruction is gallstones, which are hardened pieces of bile that form in your gallbladder.